The electric car market bucked the downturn in global auto sales in 2020 with growth of 41% and is on track for a “decade of strong expansion”. But the findings, revealed in a new report by the International Energy Agency, say that critical progress is needed to ensure EVs attain their full potential to mitigate
The government has a “mountain to climb” to reach its goals of phasing out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and for all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. This is according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which in a new report released today (19 May) criticised the government for lacking a
SSE, one of the UK’s leading utility providers, has identified the Renault Zoe Van as being the ideal vehicle to help with the electrification of its commercial vehicle fleet and contribute to the company’s commitment to have ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. SSE has introduced four Zoes into its commercial vehicle
The Government is warning that it is “unlikely” it will be able to give advance notice of any future cuts to the plug-in car and van grant. A reduction in the grant for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) was announced without any notice in March. The electric car grant was reduced from £3,000 to
We take an in-depth look at how the UK is getting ready for the switch to electric The UK car industry has weathered several storms in recent years, with Brexit uncertainty causing significant difficulties, and Covid-19 closing dealerships and factories. But with a free-trade agreement with the EU now in place for cars, and the
Research finds electric cars DON’T have to cost more to insure than conventional cousins ‘Green’ cars outsold diesels for the first time in 2020 with 285,199 models with a degree of electric propulsion (BEV, PHEV and HEV) being registered in 2020 compared to 261,772 diesel engine cars. Although new car sales in 2020 were around
The global electric vehicle market grew substantially in 2020, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the automotive industry. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), a record three million EVs were registered worldwide last year, a 41 percent increase versus 2019. By comparison, the global car market contracted by 16 percent in 2020.
Even though the Covid-19 pandemic hit the global automobile industry hard, causing it to contract 16%, electric vehicle sales grew strongly over the past year. The findings come from a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) which states that the number of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses on roads is forecast to grow
With the expectation that EVs and FCVs to account for 40% of vehicle sales by 2030. Honda‘s new CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, has officially launched plans to increase its ratio of electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to 100 percent of all sales by 2040. The carmaker’s goal follows the company’s expectation that EVs and
Electric car grants: The limited-time Government offer explained – and the best cars to buy
Just as motorists are being urged to switch to eco-friendly electric vehicles, ministers have cut the plug-in car grant designed to make them more affordable – and it could be part of a long-term plan to rescind EV incentives entirely Four in five motorists think electric cars are still too expensive for them to purchase.
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